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Palooka - What does it mean?

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palooka

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.
  • (US, boxing, bridge, and, similar ventures) Someone incompetent or untalented in the specified area.
  • * 1923 , (Lincoln Star), Nebraska, March 1923:
    • But against some palooka who had been press agented into greatness and into the form of a Dempsey menace — that would pack any outdoor arena.

    Derived terms

    * Palookaville

    See also

    * tomato can

    References

    Not English

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